Prayer for Pope Pius X

O JESUS, Divine REDEEMER, Father of the great family called the Catholic Church, in these days of fear and bitter trial come to our aid. We pray Thee for all the Church, but especially for him who holds thy place here on earth, Pope Pius X. He loves Thee fervently, and desires to restore all things to Thee. Now having completed his fifty years of the priesthood, he strives with all his might to imitate Thee in his life,

praying, loving and sacrificing himself for the salvation of souls. O JESUS, mercifully hear the prayers which we offer to Thee for thy Vicar, true apostle of faith and charity. Respond to the ardent desire which he has to see our lives and the lives of all our brethren in the Church reformed. Give ever more and more light of supernatural wisdom to his intellect, and inflame more and more in him that burning charity which Thou hast diffused into his heart by the HOLY SPIRIT. Grant that he may have the longed-for consolation of seeing accomplished in his day that strict union of the sons of the Church for which Thou didst pray shortly before thy death, saying: Grant, O FATHER, that all my followers -may be one with Me, as I am one with Thee. Unite then, O JESUS, around the shepherd of shepherds, thy Vicar, all the flock of the Church in the unity of faith and love. Grant that each of her children may remember that Thou didst empty thyself, becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross. Thus will all who glory in the name of Catholic be humble, obedient and devoted to thy Vicar. Grant him, O LORD, this consolation, so earnestly desired by him, and by us all. O LORD, LORD JESUS, we hope in Thee. Grant us (in this year of Jubilee) to sing the hymn of thy peace, that hymn of peace which the angels sing in Heaven. Amen.